Like a cop car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Nicole Wroten You can put that “Free Weezy” shirt away because Lil Wayne is out of jail and back on his “I’m Still Music” 2011 tour with a stop this […]

Rise Up and Dance! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming to the end of the 10-week long Intensive Culture Residency (ICR) project by Cityfolk is “Rise Up and Dance!” a final show choreographed by Rodney Veal that will showcase the participants’ personal stories and community […]

By Nicole Wroten The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal String Quartet will perform two free concerts March 6 and 13. The concerts are part of the DPO’s “Halo Series” of string quartet concerts performed within the community. The concerts are also part of a series of community outreach efforts called the Norma Ross Memorial Community Concerts. […]

Vectren Just Jazz Series By Nicole Wroten DAI’s popular Vectren Just Jazz series will return next week on Thursday, March 3, with New York-based Mara Rosenbloom Quartet. The performance begins at 5:30 p.m. in the museum’s Shaw Gothic Cloister. The group, led by pianist and composer Mara Rosenbloom, is currently touring the United States, performing […]

Breakfast at Tiffany’s By Nicole Wroten This Friday night, rather than your regular dinner and a movie date, head out to Troy for the “Let’s Go to the Movies at Hayner Film Series” at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center. This week, they’re featuring the classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” The film series features a different genre […]

Ruthie Foster By Nicole Wroten The remarkable Ruthie Foster will be spreading her “Truth” in Springfield this Friday, Feb. 11 at the Clark State Performing Arts Center in support of her new CD, “The Truth According To Ruthie Foster.” On stage, as on her CD, Ruthie plans to take things up a notch or two […]

Editor’s Pick By Nicole Wroten A new multimedia exhibit created in conjunction with the University of Dayton is on display at the Dayton International Peace Museum at 208 W. Monument Ave. The exhibit examines the complex facts of human trafficking, entitled “Under Our Noses: Modern Day Slavery and What You Can Do About It.” The exhibit is free and […]

Comedy at Wiley’s By Nicole Wroten That’s right. The world’s only conservative Republican Jewish comedian from Kentucky is coming to Dayton. Appearing at Wiley’s Comedy Club, Jan. 20-22, Mark Klein is “one of those acts you just have to see” like a carnival sideshow. He is Jewish, conservative, entrepreneurial and most importantly, hilarious. Mark’s act […]